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PAPER BAG HOLDER.

APPLICATION map JULY 11. 19:8.

Patented Sept. 9, 1919.

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ATES m ELIAS 113130, or PITTSBURGH, mans-Yemen.

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isiaeva burgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania; have invented a new and useful Improvement in PapenBag Holders;

and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a device for hold- .ing paper bags, and has for its objectto provide such a device which will hold different sizes ofpaper bags, as well as a quantity of each size, and will also enable any particular size bag to be removed when desired, and allow bags of any of the sizes used to be placed within the device without interfering with, removing or withdrawing of the other bags. l i

To these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combinationof parts, as hereinafter more specifically set forth and describedand particularly pointed out in the To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to construct and use my improved device for holding paper bags, I will describe the same more fully, referring to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my improved holder for paper bags;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side view of a portion of the holder;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the holders removed; and

Fig. 5 is a detail section of one of the cross-members.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the draw- As illustrated in the drawings A represents my improved holder for paper bags, which is adapted to be hung from a suitable support and is preferably formed of thin sheet metal and provided with the channelshaped upright or main supporting member 1. Pivotally orhingedly connected to the upright member 1 by means of bolts 3 pass ing through the sides 2 of said member are a series of bag holding members 4, which are of different lengths and widths for hold ing the different size bags within the same, as herelnafter described. As shown and er App1ieation filed July 11, 1918. serial 110. 2%,400.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patejfljed Sept, 9, 1919.

ranged on the member}, these members at varyin size from thesmallest one at the upper end of theineniber 1 to the largest one at the lower endoisaid member, and

when theirgnormal positions they overlap each other." These holders l are each pr vided with a body or: back strip portion which is adapted to fit within the upright member 1 and betweenthe sides 2 of the same when in its normal aposition. One end pf each of the back portions 5, such as the upper end 6is be11taround its bolt 3, so as to tor-mite pivotal or hinge connection there with, andtheother or lower end ofsaid por- 131011 us provided with an outwardly eXtending' portion f7 having anupwardly extending lip 8 at its outer end for supporting the lower ends of the bags. Extending lacross each ofthe bag holders dare the cross members] Qp vhich are formed of two. L-shaped strips having two body portions, 11 on the p:

same 'formedwith an angleor lip portion 1Q ext nd g fmtvar lyl t n ii e outer ends lfor supporting the sides of the bags, and the body portions 11 being adapted to hazve the bags rest on the same. The body portions 11 of the cross members 9 can be adjustably connected together and to the back strip portion 5 on the bag-holding member a by means of a bolt 12 passing through slots 13 in said body portion and through a hole 13 in said back portion.

The upper or smallest bag holding member 4 is provided with a spring lip 14: which extends down from the hinged upper end 6 on the back strip portion 5 of said member for holding the bags contained in said member and which are placed under said lip and between the portion 7, lip 8 and lip portions 10. The other sizes of bags are contained within the other bag holding members 4 and between the portions 7, lips 8 and lip portions 9 thereon and are held down in place by means of the weight of the bags and holding member above each of the same.

When the holder A is in use, it is hung upon a wall or other suitable support, such as by means of nails (not shown) passing through holes 15 at the upper and lower ends of the supporting member 1, and when it is desired to remove one of the bags within any of the members i, all that is necessary is to simply grasp the lower end oi the bag and pull the same out from under the member 4 and from the bags within the same, which are weighted down on the men1 her and bags from Which the bag is being Withdrawn. When it is desiredto refillany of the bag holding members 4 or to remove any of the bags from any of such-members, other than the uppermost member, all that is required is to lift up the member With its contained bags from over the member 7 desired to be filled'or bags removed, While the uppermost member can be easily filled byplaei'ng the bags under-the spring lip 14, fas hereinbefor'edescribed,=andthey can be t removedbypullingoutthe same from under "also be a handy device for use 'in' the home.

The dei'lijce is strong and "durable, Will not get out 'o'f order, and isso formed that its "parts can be "easily and quickly adjusted and arranged 'iorpacking'for shipment and assembling.

"It Will be obvious that While" my improved device for holdingpaper ba'gs*is shown and "described as beinghung and operated placed v positions and for in averticalpositiomitcan be -used in other other purposes, and various modifications and changes in the design and construction of the device may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to'secure by Letters Patent is:

A sheet metal device for holding paper bags, comprising a main channel-shaped supporting member, a series of hinged bagholding members on said supporting memheigea'ch of said bag-holding members having a body or back strip portion and a cross member formed of two strips adj ustably 'sec'ured to saidstrip portion by a bolt and slot connection, each of said strips having forwardly extendmg hp portion at one oi. theouter ends for supporting the side edges 'of the bags, and an outwardly extending portion at'the lower end of sa1d back strip portion and bGlOW sa1d cross-member and having an upturned'fiange portion for suportmg the bottom'edges of the bags.

ln testimony 'Whereof I, the said ELIAS A have hereunto set my h n ELIAS ABDO. Witnesses i J. N. CooKn J. M. 'GEOGHEGAN.

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